But, alas, all is not lost for the former Flynn-to-Wynn superstar who made his name backing up Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay, even setting all-time Green Bay records in both passing yards (480) and touchdowns (six) in his start that ended the 2012 regular season against the Lions. It's apparent that Flynn has some skill, but unfortunately it seems like another classic case of a backup who had one amazing outing who wasn't really ready for a starting job.

With leverage usually stacked with the teams, it is rare to see a non-superstar "win" the business of football. Matt Flynn has.

Being released from Oakland should be a positive thing for Flynn. Seattle and Oakland obviously didn't work out, and he had other quarterbacks who were hot that just outplayed him. Being released right now will give Flynn the opportunity to head to a team like Cleveland or Jacksonville that doesn't have any real, viable options at QB and take over, at least until the end of the season. If he had waited until the end of the season, all of the teams in trouble would've had time to find other solutions. This way he can go somewhere that needs immediate help and work up from there.

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Flynn has the tools to get the job done. He won a BCS Championship with LSU in 2008 and put on a ridiculous show in Green Bay on that fateful day against the Lions. Heck, he wasn't THAT bad in the NFL either, though he hasn't played much. In his career he's had an average rating of 90.7, with over 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns, without ever getting much of a chance in Oakland or Seattle.

Matt, it's never fun to be let go from anything. Being released from an NFL franchise would be terrible, but Flynn will win out in the end. He'll find a team that's desperate for a QB, he'll get to finish out the season and, if he plays well enough, he might be able to earn a starting spot for next year.